Taxpayer Talk
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Podcasting since 2020 • 174 episodes
Taxpayer Talk
Latest Episodes
Taxpayer Talk: Jamie Beaton on how to fix New Zealand's failing education system
Entrepreneur and Crimson Education founder Jamie Beaton joins Taxpayer Talk to discuss his extensive academic career, including his 11 degrees, and to offer a strong policy critique advocating for replacing the NCEA high school qualifi...
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Taxpayer Talk: Rowan Pike on NZ's and Aussie's illicit tobacco boom
This week on Taxpayer Talk, Jordan is joined by international consultant Rowan Pike, a former Australian Federal Police officer and Customs and Border Force expert, to unpack the explosive rise of illicit tobacco in Australia
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Peter Williams Hosts Taxpayer Talk: Cameron Luxton on the Gene Technology Bill
This week on Taxpayer Talk, Peter Williams is joined by ACT MP Cameron Luxton for a wide-ranging discussion on the Government’s new Gene Technology Bill and what it means for innovation and regulation in New Zealand.Cameron shar...
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Taxpayer Talk: Roger Partridge on Unscrambling the Ministerial Maze
This week on Taxpayer Talk, Peter Williams is joined by Roger Partridge from the New Zealand Initiative to unpack his new report: Unscrambling Government: Less Confusion, More Efficiency.Right now, New Zealand has 81 ministerial portfoli...
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Taxpayer Talk: Nick Stewart on Rates Driving Inflation
This week on Taxpayer Talk, Peter Williams sits down with financial advisor and Stewart Group founder Nick Stewart to tackle a question too many councils would rather avoid: are skyrocketing rates making inflation worse?Nick explains how...
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